Global News Podcast

The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens.

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The Happy Pod: The hug that stopped a bombing
Nathan Newby received a bravery medal for preventing an attack on a hospital
28 Mar 2026,26 mins
US says Iran war could end in ‘weeks’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says most war objectives in Iran have been met
28 Mar 2026,30 mins
Inside Tehran: 'My daughter is under the rubble'
Using exclusive material, BBC Eye documents the devastation caused by the bombing of Iran
27 Mar 2026,28 mins
Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events
The IOC says women's events at LA 2028 will be limited to biological females
27 Mar 2026,27 mins
Meta and Google found negligent in social media addiction trial
Platforms were accused of deliberately designing products that harm children's health
26 Mar 2026,25 mins
Iran ridicules - then rejects - US peace plan
Tehran says "no" to President Trump's 15-point proposal aimed at stopping the war
25 Mar 2026,29 mins
US reportedly offers 15-point plan to end conflict
It comes as Iran says 'non-hostile vessels' may pass through Strait of Hormuz
25 Mar 2026,25 mins
Trump's peace plan still vague as war with Iran continues
White House says proposals over talks are "fluid", as Tehran remains defiant
24 Mar 2026,29 mins
Tehran calls reports of US talks 'fake news'
Iran accuses Trump of manipulating oil markets over US claims of ‘productive discussions'
24 Mar 2026,26 mins
Donald Trump says there are points of agreement with Iran
US president says Tehran is talking to Washington on ending the war, which Iran denies
23 Mar 2026,28 mins
Is Israel planning a full-scale ground invasion of Lebanon?
Defence minister says Israel is expanding its ground campaign in southern Lebanon
23 Mar 2026,28 mins
The Global Story:How does war affect a child’s brain?
Veteran war reporter Fergal Keane on PTSD among children in conflicts worldwide.
22 Mar 2026,27 mins
Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen shipping channel
President Trump threatens Iran’s power plants if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz
22 Mar 2026,31 mins
The Happy Pod: Beers, braids and bonding
Meet the men helping fellow Dads connect with their daughters through hairstyling lessons
21 Mar 2026,26 mins
Trump considering 'winding down' Iran military campaign
President Trump says the US is getting very close to meeting its objectives in Iran
21 Mar 2026,30 mins
Iran renews attacks on Gulf countries
Tehran continues to fire missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours
20 Mar 2026,33 mins
Israel holds off attacking Iranian gas infrastructure
President Trump said he wasn't consulted over Israeli attack on South Pars gas field
20 Mar 2026,24 mins
Oil and gas prices surge after energy plant strikes
Qatar calls attacks on gas facilities 'dangerous escalation' and urges Iran to stop
19 Mar 2026,28 mins
Iran attacks energy facilities in the Gulf
Trump threatens to "blow up" Iran's main gas field if strikes continue
19 Mar 2026,27 mins
The Happy Pod: Turning my toddler's tales into tunes
Millions of people have watched Stephen Spencer set his daughter's stories to music
14 Mar 2026,27 mins
The Happy Pod: My friends made me a new hand
Lois, 14, and her classmates used a 3D printer to make her new prosthetic hand
07 Mar 2026,26 mins
The Global Story:The tightrope of reporting in Putin’s Russia
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 led to an intense crackdown on dissent
22 Feb 2026,27 mins
The Happy Pod: Former teacher celebrated as a crocodile
A newly discovered species is named after Mr Jones
21 Feb 2026,26 mins
The Global Story: Epstein’s global network: What the files reveal
The latest tranche of Epstein files shed new light on the scandal’s global implications.
15 Feb 2026,27 mins
The Happy Pod: The model redefining beauty norms
A woman whose leg was amputated aged 2 is challenging stereotypes through modelling
14 Feb 2026,27 mins
The Global Story: Is ISIS having a resurgence in Syria?
The US has carried out strikes on ISIS targets, amid prison breaks and in-fighting
08 Feb 2026,28 mins
The Global Story: The mystery of Putin and the apartment bombs
How a series of attacks on Russian apartments helped propel Putin’s rise to power.
01 Feb 2026,27 mins
The Happy Pod: What makes people instinctively kind?
Lessons in kindness from an expert inspired by a stranger risking his life to save hers
31 Jan 2026,26 mins
The Global Story: How Canada's Mark Carney is taking on Trump
Canada’s PM Mark Carney says “the old world order is not coming back”.
25 Jan 2026,28 mins
The Happy Pod: Saving lives with the man who saved mine
A man who had two heart operations later worked with his surgeon to save others
24 Jan 2026,26 mins